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It was all about opportunity when Tae Bell decided to move her family from Charlotte, N.C., to the Peninsula nearly a year ago. A single mother of three, Bell, 37, chose to relocate to York County because of its reputation for good schools and its proximity to Hampton and Newport News. But finding an affordable place to live proved troublesome. "Everything I make really does go to cover the rent," Bell said. "It's a real struggle to make it." According to a recent report, she's not alone. Zillow — an online real estate database that tracks various housing trends across the country — researched median rents for both homes and apartments in...

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It was all about opportunity when Tae Bell decided to move her family from Charlotte, N.C., to the Peninsula nearly a year ago.
A single mother of three, Bell, 37, chose to relocate to York County because of its reputation for good schools and its...

NEWPORT NEWS — More than 900 units in four large-scale apartment communities across the Peninsula have been acquired by two out-of-state companies, including one Newport News property with a troubled past.A Colorado Springs, Colo.,-based real estate...

Several years ago a friend wrote to me with her new best idea. When she was old (i.e. the age we are now), she would move to a Holiday Inn.
She would make sure that she received a complimentary breakfast and that transportation within a reasonable area...

NEWPORT NEWS — Eva Williams rushed into the hotel room, waving a two-page document.
"You forgot to sign it," she said handing the rental house application to her husband, Tim.
Eva, 40, had just dropped her son off at the dentist, and had...

WILLIAMSBURG – A proposal to build a new apartment complex using Fort Monroe's historic buildings is set to be dropped despite overcoming its first significant hurdle Tuesday at a meeting of the executive committee of the Fort Monroe Authority.
The...

Summary: The county Planning Commission recommended denial of the American K-9's request to purchase property.
The Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors is poised to make a decision Thursday that might determine whether a company that trains bomb- and...

U.S. home rental prices rose at a steady rate in January, but prices barely budged or even dipped in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that prices increased a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent in January...

State and city officials have launched a joint task force to crack down on New York City landlords who harass tenants to force them into vacating rent-regulated apartments. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Mayor Bill de Blasio joined others Thursday...

OAKLAND, Calif. A New Jersey landlord has filed a complaint against the family of Jahi McMath alleging they have not paid rent at an apartment there for two months as they watch over the brain-dead Oakland teen after her release from a nearby...

Q: My sister is in a dire financial situation. She is single, 62 and was recently diagnosed with cancer. She owns a home that's now in foreclosure, which she cannot maintain. She has not worked for many years, and I have no idea what kind of income she...

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A reader tells his neighbor that he plans to spend the next couple of weekends painting various rooms in the summer house he owns with his wife.
"You rent out an apartment in your primary house, don't you?" the neighbor asks.
The reader...

Lady Gaga's feud with sassy celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is heating up.
The one-time BFFs are airing their dirty laundry on Twitter, and the latest accusation has Hilton (real name Mario Lavandeira Jr.) repeatedly issuing a statement about the whole...

Halil pulled up in front of his apartment complex in San Francisco and turned off the engine. We sat in his car side by side, as if we were on an awkward first date. He asked for my driver's license and snapped a picture of it with his smartphone. I...

A judge has ruled that Airbnb, the popular online service that allows homeowners and apartment dwellers to offer their residences as temporary rentals, is illegal in New York City.
The decision from the city’s Environmental Control Board found that New...

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Betty A. Smith had become accustomed to holding a tissue over her mouth to combat the secondhand smoke that would infiltrate her apartment.
After years of raising concerns, the 83-year-old lung cancer survivor and former smoker has literally found...

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Homeowners feeling the pinch from the stumbling economy are tapping a source of cash close to home: their basement, attic or extra bedroom. Of course, financial hardship isn't the only reason to rent out part of your home. This option may also appeal to...